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SES Astra signed a transponder contract with British commercial TV broadcaster Five, SES Astra announced Sept. 26. The broadcaster will initially take half of a transponder at the orbital position […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Sept. 27 that York Capital Management has exercised its option to convert all of its $70.4 million loan, plus accrued interest of about $1 million, […]

Iridium Satellite reported that the number of ships using its maritime crew calling ship-to-shore service increased by 54 percent during the first six months of 2006. Using prepaid scratch cards, […]

Boeing Co. completed thermal vacuum testing for the first of the Wideband Gapfiller Satellites. The tests, conducted throughout a two-month period, evaluated the spacecraft’s ability to withstand the extreme temperatures […]

Sirius Satellite Radio announced Sept. 26 the availability of its Stiletto 100, the company’s first portable live radio. Available for a suggested $349.99, the Stiletto 100 lets users listen to […]

International Communications Group (ICG) introduced its Aerocom 1100 cabin telecommunications unit, which provides an automated integrated package of telephone, fax and data services for small- to medium-sized business jets. The […]

“The $20 Billion Question: Can Satellite and Terrestrial Wireless Co-exist in C-Band?” is the topic of the Global V-Sat Forum’s Sept. 29 Satellite Summit at the University Club, 1135 16th […]

Motient Corp. and Skyterra Communications Inc. completed transactions designed to simplify the ownership and control of a pair of companies developing systems to provide Mobile Satellite Services, the companies announced […]

Raytheon Co.’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) completed risk reduction activities for the U.S. Air Force Space Fence S-band Radar program, the company announced Sept. 26. The Space Fence program will […]

The MetOp-A satellite has been mated to the Fregat upper stage in preparation for a scheduled Oct. 7 launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, the European Space Agency announced Sept. […]

BSkyB announced a key contract as it looks to ramp up its triple-play operations in the United Kingdom. Easynet, which BSkyB acquired in 2005, awarded a multi-million dollar contract to […]

Khrunichev will manufacture the Kazsat-2 satellite for the government of Kazakhstan, according to a Sept. 26 report from RIA Novosti. Khrunichev will work with the Russian Institute of Space Device […]

Arianespace received a contract to launch the Helios 2B military reconnaissance satellite in the first half of 2009, Arianespace announced Sept. 25. Helios 2B is part of a second-generation defense […]

A modernized GPS Block 2R satellite built by Lockheed Martin was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the company announced Sept. 25. The satellite, designated GPS 2R-15(M), is […]

Raytheon Co. will provide equipment designed to improve voice and data communications for the U.S. Army, the company announced Sept. 25. Raytheon will deliver 15 multiplexer integration and digital communication […]

SES Astra Techcom, a subsidiary of SES Astra, has been chosen to participate in Vietnam’s first public satellite project, Vinasat-1, SES Astra announced. SES Astra Techcom will deliver a pair […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Solar-B scientific satellite aboard MV Launch Vehicle No.7 Sept. 23, the agency announced. The satellite is designed to analyze and possibly predict […]

Intelsat Ltd. announced that its IS-802 satellite, located at 33 degrees East, experienced a sudden and unexpected anomaly Sept. 21 at about 8:27 p.m. EDT. The Intelsat satellite control center […]

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) sounded off against signal bleed from satellite radios. On Sept. 21, NAB President and CEO David Rehr urged the heads of XM Satellite Radio […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), a newly formed satellite operator, announced Sept. 20 the acquisition of Lockheed Martin Space Communications Ventures Ltd. (LMSCV) and Lockheed Martin Intersputnik Ltd. (LMI) from Lockheed […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Sept. 22 that it has been selected by Empresa Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones (Enitel) to provide a Skyedge broadband satellite hub station and VSAT terminals. Enitel, […]

Eagle Broadband, provider of broadband, Internet protocol (IP) and communications technology and services, announced Sept. 22 that it began construction of its headend and satellite farm at Newcom International in […]

Siemens Communications announced Sept. 22 that Croatian TV viewers with a broadband connection and set-top box can enjoy MaxTV offered by Croatian T-com, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary. For the country’s […]

The impending merger of France’s two satellite-TV providers — Canalsat and TPS — has raised the question about which fixed satellite services (FSS) company will inherit the combined companies’ business, […]

SES Americom‘s new Internet-protocol (IP) TV service promises "a front-row seat to the next phase of video technology" for more than 30 programmers and networks that have signed deals to […]

Santa Claus is getting nervous: Judging from satellite images taken last month, the Arctic’s perennial sea ice pack has encountered gaping openings of territory reaching all the way to the […]

After a few frustrating years of slow launch rates due to a depressed commercial launch market as well as satellite manufacturing delays, Sea Launch is on target to perform six […]

DTV Lost amid widely published speculation last week that Rupert Murdoch might divest his interests in DirecTV were definitive answers about what such a move would mean to the satellite […]

The market for set-top boxes (STB) that combine Internet Protocol (IP) and direct broadcast service functionality is growing, and Michael Arden, an analyst with ABI Research believes satellite pay-TV operators […]

Night Launches, Hubble Telescope Repair Mission Considered The flawless Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-115 marked a turning point for NASA, permitting the space agency to enter a full-speed catch-up sprint […]